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Unit one
Main idea:
In this text,
the author gives us a vivid description of how his
attitude towards writing changed
through his own experience. As a high
school student, he was long bored by everything
associated
with English courses,
including essay writing. When Mr. Fleagle was
assigned to teach his class
English and
asked them write an essay, the topic
“
The art of eating
spaghetti
”
attracted him and
he
wrote
about
it
for
his
own
joy.
The
composition
turned
out
to
be
a
great
success
and
this
experience helped him discover his
talent for writing and know what he wished to do
in life. By
telling his own story, the
author reveals that the essence of good essays is
to write what one enjoys
writing about.
Language Points
1. off and on (or on and off): from
time to time, now and again, irregularly
e.g. It has
been raining on and off for a week.
That
’
s why the clothes feel
damp.
As
her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse
Betty was able to doze off and on in a
bedside chair.
2.
possibility
：
state of being
possible; (degree of) likelihood (usu. followed by
that-clause or of)
e.g. Is there any possibility that
we’ll see you this weekend?
The possibility of breaking the world
record never occurred to him.
他从来没想到有可能打
破世界纪录。
possible adj.
It’s possible for us to find a cheap
hotel there. ( we’re likely to find a cheap hotel
there.)
possibly adv. You can’t possibly take
all that luggage with you.
3. take hold: become established
生根，确立
e.g. Old habits die hard.
That’s why yo
u should stop smoking
before the habit takes hold.
It is hard for him to take
hold in the strange place.
: make sb.
feel tired and lose interest
e.g. The speaker went on
and on, and the audience grew bored by his speech.
He was bored
with his job.
5. associate vt. join or
connect together; connect or bring in the mind
使联系起来；使联想
e.g. We associate Egypt
with pyramids.
我们总是由埃及联想到金字塔。
Whisky is often associated
with Scotland.
人们总是把威士忌同苏格兰联系起来。
vi.
deal with sb.
与某人打交道
e.g.
I don’t like you associating with such
people.
我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。
6. turn out:
1
.
produce
e.g. New computers are soon outdated
since newer models are turned out constantly.
The school has
turned out some first-rate scholars.
这所学校培养出了一些一流的学者。
2
.
prove to be
e.g. The play turned out to be a great
success.
3
. force sb. to leave a
place
e.g.
My landlord is turning me
out at the end of the month,
我的房东要我月底搬走。
4.
switch (a
light or fire) off
e.g.
Remember to
turn out the lights before you go to bed.
7. anticipate:
1
.
expect (usu. followed by
gerund
or
that-
clause
)
e.g.
Do you anticipate meeting any trouble?
The doctor don’t anticipate that he
will live much longer.
2
.
do sth. before it can be done by sb. else
先于…行动
e.g.
We anticipate their making
a complaint by writing a full report.
我
们没等他们提出投
诉而抢先写好了一份详尽的报告。
8. tedious: boring and lasting for a
long time
e.g.
The speech is tedious.
The
movie was so tedious that many viewers left before
it was over
Ｎ
9.
reputation: an opinion about sb. or sth. held by
others
e.g
This is a school with
excellent reputation.
He has a reputation for
laziness.
fame: being known or talked
about by many people
名声，名誉
e.g. achieve fame and fortune
获取名利
That young musician rose
quickly to fame.
那个年轻的音乐家很快就出名了。
注意：
reputation
可以是
好名声也可以是坏名声，而
fame
一般指好名声。
10. inspire: fill sb. with
confidence, eagerness, etc.
e.g.
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.’s
speech
inspired
people
to
fight
for
equal
treatment
of
African
Americans.
The last leaf
on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying
patient with the will to live on.
11.
rigid: (often disapproving) fixed in behavior;
based on correct or accepted rules
e.g. He is very
rigid in his ideas on marriage.
他对婚姻的看法非常固执。
If he had been a little
less rigid about things, his daughter would not
have left home at such a
young age.
12. out of date: old-
fashioned
e.g. New words are constantly added to
our vocabulary while some old words go out of
date.
Although her clothes were out of date,
the old woman appeared clean and dignified.
13. severe:
1
.
completely plain
朴素的；简单的
e.g. The widow
wore a severe black dress to her husband’s
funeral.
Earnest Hemingway is known
for his severe writing style.
2
.
stern, strict
严格的，严厉的
e.g. be severe
with one’s children
Only those who
have undergone severe training can be accepted
into the air force.
severe look/ punishment/
measure
3
. causing very great pain,
difficulty, worry, etc.
引起剧痛，困难，紧张
e.g.
severe pain/ injuries
剧痛，重伤
a severe attack of toothache
牙齿的剧痛
The severe chest pain experienced by
the Vice-President proved to be a heart attack.
14. tackle: deal with
处理，应付
e.g.
tackle a problem/ a
difficult piece of work
It’s time to
tackle my homework.
15.
finally: at last (usu. used in the following
situations: indicating that sth. is the last one
in a series
of things or events;
introducing a final point, asking a final
question, or mentioning a
final item;
when sth. happens that you have been waiting for a
long time, you can say
that
it
finally
happens)
(ask
the
students
to
translate
the
following
sentences
into
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